In Pictures: A week in sport

Sun Nov 13 2011 12:14:15 GMT+0000

In the same week that Australia(***)s Gold Coast was awarded the 2018 Commonwealth Games, athletes enter the water at Melbourne(***)s Brighton Triathlon [GALLO/GETTY]

Meanwhile in Sydney at the Australian Open, Tiger Woods, winless in nearly two years and languishing at 58th in the world rankings, briefly took the lead before losing it again in the third round [GALLO/GETTY]

At the 2011 Southeast Asian Games in Sumatra, Indonesia, the women(***)s water polo gets down to business [GALLO/GETTY]

He(***)s back: Shane Warne ambles out of retirement to play for the Melbourne Stars in the Twenty20 Big Bash League [GALLO/GETTY]

Perhaps his former team could have used his help after Australia were left humiliated in three days at the hands of South Africa in the first Test [GALLO/GETTY]

Still no resolution in the protracted labour dispute dominating the NBA. If they can reach agreement with the Players Association, the season will start up on December 15. If not, the next time you see LeBron and Kobe play might be at the Olympics [GALLO/GETTY]

Venezuelan police rescued US major league baseball star Wilson Ramos, a catcher for the Washington Nationals team, after he was kidnapped in Venezuela by armed men, presumably for money [EPA]

Manny Pacquiao emerged triumphant in his eagerly-awaited third showdown with Juan Manuel Marquez in Las Vegas, with the Pacman awarded a controversial majority points verdict [GALLO/GETTY]

Tunisian side Esperance claimed their second African Champions League win with victory over Moroccans Wydad Casablanca. The win means Esperance will represent Africa in December(***)s Club World Cup [EPA]

Usain Bolt and Sally Pearson scooped the IAAF’s (***)Athlete of the Year(***) awards, despite Bolt’s shock disqualification from the World Championship 100 metres final this year. Queenslander Pearson won the gold in the 100m hurdles in Daegu, setting the fastest time in 19 years [GALLO/GETTY]